You can queue at dawn but still not be served at the labour department in Belvillle

“Such a big sacrifice for a simple service — if the process was well managed”

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News | 18 July 2022

SASSA in Khayelitsha closed until further notice, says agency

Hundreds of frustrated beneficiaries turned away unexpectedly this week

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Brief | 15 July 2022

Restoring UCT’s burnt archives will take years

“It’s like solving a massive puzzle” says head archivist

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News | 15 July 2022

City opens criminal case against flood victims occupying community hall

About 60 Mfuleni families moved into the hall after floods in June

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Brief | 15 July 2022

Woman waiting for a house since 1994 hopes for a home in Winning Way

Dunoon housing project to give homes to 1,500 families

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News | 14 July 2022

Land activist’s shack burnt down

Tensions rise in Khayelitsha as City relocates people from Enkanini to Backstage

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News | 13 July 2022

UCT Jagger Library insurance payout delayed for over a year

Funds needed to rebuild the library after the 2021 fire are still not secured

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News | 13 July 2022

Build our houses or face court action, community warns Housing Development Agency

The HDA bought 700 hectares of land near Malmesbury just outside Cape Town eight years ago. But the agency says it was only officially appointed as implementing agent for the project in March this year.

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News | 12 July 2022

Work on River Club development in “willful” contempt of a court order, say picketers

Developers say the matter will be decided by the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday

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Law | 11 July 2022

Homeowners clash with shack dwellers over electricity in Mfuleni

The City of Cape Town removed illegal connections on Saturday and restored power after a month-long outage

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Brief | 11 July 2022

Fire crew attacked responding to blaze where toddler died

The five-year-old boy was home alone with his three-year-old brother when the fire started

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Brief | 11 July 2022

GroundUp reporters hijacked and robbed

This was one of many car hijackings in Philippi and Nyanga this past week

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News | 8 July 2022

Takealot workers strike for permanent positions

Hundreds of workers walk out of Montague Gardens warehouse

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Brief | 8 July 2022

Loadshedding may have killed Khayelitsha couple

Daughter suspects they went to bed when the electricity cut and forgot to switch off a stove

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Brief | 7 July 2022

Developer strikes landmark deal with families occupying Kommetjie land

Eviction case withdrawn from High Court

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Photo Essay | 7 July 2022

City suspends operations in Philippi after team robbed at gunpoint

Families in Marcus Garvey informal settlement are living with a large pool of stagnant sewer water behind their homes

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Brief | 7 July 2022